Found 4 items, similar to Coasting.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: coast
pantai
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: coast
pantai, pesisir
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: coast
coast
n 1: the shore of a sea or ocean [syn:
seashore,
seacoast,
sea-coast]
2: a slope down which sleds may coast;
“when it snowed they
made a coast on the golf course”
3: the area within view;
“the coast is clear”
4: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining
in contact with it;
“his slide didn't stop until the
bottom of the hill”;
“the children lined up for a coast
down the snowy slope” [syn:
slide,
glide]
coast
v : move effortlessly; by force of gravity
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Coasting
Coasting
\Coast"ing\, n.
1. A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying
on a coasting trade.
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2. Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice.
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Coast
\Coast\ (k[=o]st), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Coasted; p. pr. &
vb. n.
Coasting.] [OE. costien, costeien, costen, OF.
costier, costoier, F. c[^o]toyer, fr. Of. coste coast, F.
c[^o]te. See
Coast, n.]
1. To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.]
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Anon she hears them chant it lustily,
And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. --Shak.
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2. To sail by or near the shore.
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The ancients coasted only in their navigation.
--Arbuthnot.
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3. To sail from port to port in the same country.
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4. [Cf. OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, hill, hillside.] To slide down
hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.]
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Coasting
\Coast"ing\, a.
Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along
a coast.
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Coasting trade, trade carried on by water between
neighboring ports of the same country, as distinguished
from foreign trade or trade involving long voyages.
Coasting vessel, a vessel employed in coasting; a coaster.
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